Sr. Research Engineer, Prime Video Compression Efficiency Team

Benefits

Parental leave

6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Non-birth-parent leave

6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

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Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Senior From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Public-company From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Sr. Research Engineer, Prime Video Compression Efficiency Team Bengaluru, Karnataka, IND Prime Video is changing the way millions of customers interact with video content. Every day we face the challenges of a fast paced market, expanding technology set and a wide range of viewing devices. We're seeking an experienced Video Codec Research Engineer to join our team in developing video compression and processing technologies. Your contributions will help shape the foundation of Prime Video's streaming infrastructure, from advancing compression efficiency to enhancing video quality for our global customer base. Key job responsibilities As a Codec Research Engineer at Prime Video, You'll develop encoder/decoder solutions that affect billions of streaming hours annually. Your work will focus on creating video quality metrics, optimizing codec performance, and implementing best practices for video delivery across devices and networks. Working with Research and engineering teams, you'll drive innovation through collaboration while building systems that process video content at scale, with opportunities to contribute to industry standards and patents. A day in the life * Implement and optimize video compression algorithms * Benchmark and optimize codec performance across different platforms * Work closely with research and applied science teams on developing new video quality assessment metrics and encoding or pre-processing algorithms. * Work together to optimize model performance and integrate the video processing workloads seamlessly into the larger streaming infrastructure. * Help translate research prototypes into production-ready, scalable solutions. * Provide engineering expertise and implementation guidance to support the research initiatives. * Lead technical design discussions

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